{"id":2299206,"date":"2024-07-18T10:21:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-hop-into-this-mess\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T14:22:45","slug":"why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2299206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200ddiscusses the \u200bcurrent political landscape and\u200c the\u200d challenges that potential Democratic presidential candidates may face in the 2024 election. The author questions why any legitimate candidate would consider entering a chaotic race given the circumstances. They highlight the\u200c difficulties in overcoming Vice President Kamala\u2063 Harris for the nomination and\u200d the complexities \u200dof defending the current administration&#8217;s record. Additionally, they\u200c explore the potential consequences of sitting \u2063out the 2024 \u200belection \u200band the impact \u2063of waiting \u2062until 2028.\u200c The\u2062 author also touches on the Democratic Party&#8217;s stance on issues such as Israel and the \u2063potential for a shift in\u2064 dynamics in future elections. the article\u2063 analyzes the risks and benefits for Democratic candidates in the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UAxvSJWIQQ8\">YouTube\/The Hill<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Why%20Would%20Any%20Legit%20Dem%20Presidential%20Prospect%20Jump%20Into%20This%20Mess?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Why%20Would%20Any%20Legit%20Dem%20Presidential%20Prospect%20Jump%20Into%20This%20Mess?&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Why%20Would%20Any%20Legit%20Dem%20Presidential%20Prospect%20Jump%20Into%20This%20Mess?&amp;body=Considering%20all%20the%20political%20variables,%20waiting%20until%202028%20makes%20a%20lot%20more%20sense%20for%20any%20accomplished%20Democrat.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/18\/why-would-any-legit-dem-presidential-prospect-jump-into-this-mess\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>The left&rsquo;s efforts to push a fragile Joe Biden out of the presidential race are probably hitting an apex around now, as Chuck Schumer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schumer-forcefully-told-biden-he-should-drop-his-re-election-bid-report\">reportedly<\/a>&nbsp;showed up at the old man&rsquo;s house to &ldquo;forcefully&rdquo; ask him to pack it up. Many Democrats are now looking around for political saviors. I&rsquo;m not sure it&rsquo;s going to be that easy.<\/p>\n<p>Why would any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos-2\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?\">legitimate presidential prospect &#038;mdash<\/a>; outside Kamala Harris &mdash; consider jumping into the unprecedented chaos of 2024? Right now, Gretchen Whitmer or Josh Shapiro, or whoever, can sit back for the next four years, bolster his or her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-enter-this-chaotic-situation\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate enter this chaotic situation?\">credentials governing purple states<\/a>, build national profiles, reach out to key constituencies, and put together organizations in important states. Anyone who gets in now would be compelled to make a convincing case in a condensed time frame, relying on Biden&rsquo;s terrible campaign people, in what is likely the most tumultuous presidential election in more than a century.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-94e32e4c8583e9bbe4c57870736ac14c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-94e32e4c8583e9bbe4c57870736ac14c\"><\/div>\n<p>For another thing, one would need to leapfrog the very first black\/Asian-American\/woman vice president in history for the nomination. Is any white Democrat with a bright political future going to rely on a flash anarchic convention to sideline Kamala Harris? I&rsquo;ve never met the woman, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?\">vice president doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t seem to have a temperament that would take kindly to being shoved out of the picture. And, to be fair, her only real job is to step in for the president if he&rsquo;s unable to perform his duties. Democrat voters, twice, picked her for that task.<\/p>\n<p>Then, even if a potential candidate could pull it off, rather than brandishing some fresh and tested political message, that candidate would be thrust into the role of defending the administration&rsquo;s unpopular record on the border or economy and so on. Does any politician who&rsquo;s built up credentials as an effective governor want to spend the next three months scaremongering about Project 2025 and the end of democracy? Seems unlikely to me. But I guess you can never know.<\/p>\n<p>If Democrats lose the White House this year, the left&rsquo;s revisionist history is going to blame the debate debacle for sinking Biden&rsquo;s reelection efforts. And, indeed, the day the media&rsquo;s gaslighting of the president&rsquo;s decline was exposed, it changed the dynamics of the race. The president, though, was already struggling to get his message out and running behind Trump on virtually every important issue. Biden almost certainly pushed for an early debate to reset the race. Boy, that was a disastrous mistake. If he had waited, the media would have continued hiding his failing mental acuity until the campaign ran out the clock.<\/p>\n<p>As far as Shapiro goes, it should be noted that the Democratic Party is not exactly a welcoming place for Jews right now. The party&rsquo;s pro-Hamas faction, which Biden had been trying to mollify since Oct 7, 2023, is still here. Navigating that issue won&rsquo;t be easy. With the&nbsp;ejection&nbsp;of Hamas apologist Jamaal Bowman from Congress &mdash; and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/26\/us-news\/squad-rep-cori-bush-polling-behind-democratic-challenger-in-missouri\/\">hopefully<\/a>&nbsp;Cori Bush &mdash; the dynamics might change in 2028. If Dems take a beating &mdash; and I&rsquo;m not as sold on that prospect as others seem to be &mdash; perhaps Democrats will try to moderate the national ticket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-724789aef0956015c19c37ddc031fdae fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-724789aef0956015c19c37ddc031fdae\"><\/div>\n<p>Sitting it out comes with some risk, of course. Perhaps Kamala Harris wins. I happen to believe&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/11\/would-kamala-harris-be-a-better-candidate-than-joe-biden-doubtful\/\">she&rsquo;s a weaker candidate<\/a>&nbsp;than Joe Biden right now. We never really know how the electorate is going to react. In most ways, though, waiting until 2028 makes a lot more sense for any accomplished Democrat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f5332ed29a84c07866aa4609307ee4b9 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f5332ed29a84c07866aa4609307ee4b9\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      David Harsanyi is a senior editor at The Federalist, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of six books&mdash;the most recent, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/the-rise-of-blueanon-david-harsanyi?variant=41551839232034\">The The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists<\/a><\/b>. Follow him on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidharsanyi\/\">@davidharsanyi<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">David Harsanyi<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davidharsanyi\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener\">@davidharsanyi<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/dharsanyi\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/cori-bush\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Cori Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Jamaal Bowman<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Josh Shapiro<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Kamala Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The left is currently trying to push Joe Biden out of the presidential race, with Chuck Schumer reportedly visiting Biden to ask him to step down. Many Democrats are now looking for new political leaders, but it may not be easy for anyone to enter the chaotic 2024 election. Potential candidates would have to compete with Kamala Harris for the nomination and defend the current administration&#8217;s unpopular record. Waiting until 2028 may be a better option for Democrats to build their credentials and prepare for a future election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":831,"featured_media":2299207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Shapiro-.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[5441,32923,5894,33994],"class_list":["post-2299206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-chaos","tag-democratic-party","tag-politics","tag-presidential-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Biden-Shapiro-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2299206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2299206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2299207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2299206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2299206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2299206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}